gallardía

Spanish

Etymology

From gallardo, borrowed from French gaillard (“strapping, lively, strong”), from Old French gaillart (“spirited”), from Vulgar Latin *galia (“strength”), from Transalpine Gaulish *gal- (“strength”). Compare English Gaylord.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʝaɾˈdia/ [ɡa.ʝaɾˈð̞i.a] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʎaɾˈdia/ [ɡa.ʎaɾˈð̞i.a] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʃaɾˈdia/ [ɡa.ʃaɾˈð̞i.a] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /ɡaʒaɾˈdia/ [ɡa.ʒaɾˈð̞i.a] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: ga‧llar‧dí‧a

Noun

gallardía f (plural gallardías)

  1. gracefulness
  2. nobility

Further reading

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